Psalm 101

English Standard Version

I Will Walk with Integrity

A Psalm of David.

101 I will sing of ^(A)steadfast love and justice;
    to you, O Lord, I will make music.
²I will ^(B)ponder the way ^(C)that is blameless.
    Oh when will you ^(D)come to me?
I will ^(E)walk with ^(F)integrity of heart
    within my house;
³I will not set before my eyes
    anything ^(G)that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who ^(H)fall away;
    it shall not cling to me.
⁴^(I)A perverse heart shall be far from me;
    I will ^(J)know nothing of evil.

⁵Whoever slanders his neighbor ^(K)secretly
I will ^(L)destroy.
Whoever has a ^(M)haughty look and an ^(N)arrogant heart
I will not endure.

⁶I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in ^(O)the way that is blameless
shall minister to me.

⁷No one who ^(P)practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall ^(Q)continue before my eyes.

⁸^(R)Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
^(S)cutting off all ^(T)the evildoers
from ^(U)the city of the Lord.

Psalm 101

International Standard Version

A Davidic Psalm

Remembering God’s Love

101 I will sing about gracious love and justice;
    Lord, I will sing praise to you.
²I will pay attention to living a life of integrity—
    when will I attain it?
        I will live with integrity of heart in my house.
³I will not even think about doing anything lawless;
    I hate to do evil deeds;
        I will have none of it.
⁴I will not allow anyone with a perverted mind in my presence;
    I will not be involved with^[a] anything evil.

⁵I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend.
    I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.
⁶My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land,
    so they may live with me;
        The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.
⁷A deceitful person will not sit in my house;
    A liar will not remain in my presence.
⁸Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
    eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the Lord’s city.

Footnotes

Psalm 101:4 Lit. not know

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